Kilmore Street Medical Centre

–Quake Damage Control with High Seismic Performance– After the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, to undertake the design of a three-storey medical centre for construction in the CBD of Christchurch required considerable background research, an extensive review of the relevant engineering literature and a great deal of in-depth analysis.

After the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, to undertake the design of a three-storey medical centre for construction in the CBD of Christchurch required considerable background research, an extensive review of the relevant engineering literature and a great deal of in-depth analysis. More »

In Maori mythology, Ruamoko is first and foremost the god of earthquakes: Ruamoko Solutions, established in Christchurch in 2006, is a firm of Consulting Structural Engineers specialising in structural design solutions that mitigate the damage More »

The Te Mihi project is a programme of investments focused on expanding the use of the Wairakei steamfield and reducing the environmental impact from Contact Energy’s Wairakei operations. Contact is investing around $750 million into the construction of a power station; development of the steamfield so that separated geothermal water can be re-injected; More »

“The new building is being constructed over a working rail station opened in early 2012… Our decision-making around this kind of development is based on land-use development outcomes; much emphasis is placed on intensification around transport nodes.” More »

The 6.6-million tonne per annum PNG Liquefied Natural Gas Project is operated by Esso Highlands Limited, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation.The gas will be sourced from the Hides, Angore and Juha gas fields and from associated gas in the Kutubu, Agogo, Moran and Gobe main oilfields. More »

ASB North Wharf occupies sites 22 and 23 in Wynyard Quarter. A prescribed public lane, Te Wero Lane, extending from Jellicoe Street to Madden Street, is the central component of the public realm within the site and creates the pedestrian connectivity with the corporate realm. More »

Despite losing several days from the construction programme because of heavy snow and some severe weather, the building that houses the new Queenstown Motor Group dealership was completed in just four and a half months. More »

Now that we’ve read all of the superlatives written about the Forsyth Barr Stadium, it’s time to hear from the SCNZ fabricators who between them put 3,887 tonnes of steelwork, bracing and purlins into the now world famous icon. More »

Following a preliminary design by Opus, the Auckland City Hospital Car Park was put out to design/build tender. Mainzeal, as one of New Zealand’s largest and most experienced commercial construction companies, More »